Kellwood Company Looking for Assistant Designer at Industry, CA Full Time

Company Overview

Kellwood designs, manufactures, and markets a growing collection of premier fashion brands across a broad range of consumer lifestyles including Democracy, Jolt, My Michelle and Briggs.

Position Overview:

Responsibilities:

• Assist Designers with seasonal CADS, fixing Sketches and filling in with print colors
• Set-up line sheets on Illustrator
• Set-up WIPS – input style numbers in Excel
• Create tech packs in the WebPDM system
• Create & manage fabric and trim codes for costing & production ech packs
• Photograph and scan picture for tech packs
• Swatch and clearly label all fabric yardage and styles for sales each market
• Assist in shipping sample line to showroom
• Maintain organized updated design boards for presentations (cut, paste, organize)
• Maintaining seasonal design books
• Assist team to ensure overseas factories and vendors are up to date with changes/ corrections.
• Assist in sending out fabrics to for dying & printing
• Communicate with the sewing room & patternmaking team on in-house sampling
• Assist in research and development for trims, print and pattern
• Assist in sourcing fabric with vendors

Qualifications/Experience:

• Degree in Fashion Design with an interest in juniors clothing
• 1-2 years of experience
• Experience with the apparel design process from concept through to production
• Proficient in Excel and strong understanding of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
• Proficient knowledge of fabrication, with the ability to think three-dimensionally and visualize workable swatch to body concepts.

Compensation

The successful candidate will enjoy competitive compensation and benefits, matching 401K, Flexible Spending Plan, Paid Time Off, casual attire and company discounts.

Kellwood is an equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $23.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work Location: One location